σκαμμων-ία(andσκαμωνία),ἡ,
A. scammony, Convolvulus, Scammonia, from the roots of which the purgative medicineScammonyis extracted, Eub. 19 , Arist. Pr. 864a4 , b13 , Thphr. HP 4.5.1 , 9.1.3 , al., Dsc. 4.170 ; alsoσκαμμώνιον,τό, Nic. Al. 565 ;σκαμώνειον, Anon. Lond. 37.19 ; cf. ἀσκαμωνία, κάμων. [σκᾰμωνία
Eub.
l.c.; the spelling with oneμis found also in Thphr. HP 9.1.4 codd., 9.9.1 codd., Sor. 1.125 , Hsch. , and asv.l. in
Dsc. l.c.; cf.σκαμώνειον; butσκαμμώνιονis corroborated by the metre in Nic. l.c.]